Work & Labour in Paraguay

107 indicators covering work & labour for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.0% 2025 up 16.6% 44th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.4% 2025 down 2.9% 22nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.3% 2025 up 4.2% 27th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.1% 2025 up 8.8% 83rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.7% 2025 up 0.9% 24th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.9% 2025 up 4.1% 68th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% 2025 up 7.6% 55th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.3% 2025 up 6.9% 120th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.6% 2025 up 0.7% 21st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.2% 2025 up 3.4% 28th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.8% 2025 up 11.3% 47th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.8% 2025 up 3.2% 37th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.2% 2025 up 3.7% 36th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 41.0% 2025 down 7.5% 75th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 41.4% 2025 down 4.5% 77th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 41.3% 2025 down 5.7% 75th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 59.0% 2025 up 6.0% 112th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 58.6% 2025 up 3.4% 110th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 58.7% 2025 up 4.5% 112th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 7.8% 2025 down 32.4% 67th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 down 35.6% 73rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 5.4% 2025 down 32.9% 69th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.5% 2025 down 12.0% 117th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.4% 2025 down 0.4% 89th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.0% 2025 down 4.0% 92nd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 80.7% 2025 up 5.9% 76th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 53.9% 2025 up 7.8% 84th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 65.1% 2025 up 7.5% 78th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 15.2% 2025 up 27.9% 84th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.3% 2025 down 10.6% 119th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.7% 2025 up 7.0% 101st
GDP per person employed 36,004 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 13.0% 103rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.6% 2025 up 1.7% 108th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.9% 2025 down 9.8% 108th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.7% 2025 up 15.0% 96th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.3% 2025 up 11.2% 51st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 82.8% 2025 up 1.6% 19th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.0% 2025 up 6.0% 29th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.6% 2025 up 18.3% 40th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.7% 2025 down 2.9% 17th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.0% 2025 up 9.4% 123rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.8% 2025 up 5.0% 24th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.8% 2025 down 2.0% 99th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 8.4% 2025 down 19.6% 110th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.3% 2025 up 18.2% 80th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 25.2% 2025 up 3.6% 79th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 9.8% 2025 down 9.7% 141st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 17.3% 2025 down 0.7% 98th
Productivity: output per hour worked 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 6.9% 89th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 39.8% 2025 up 12.2% 51st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 59.3% 2025 down 1.7% 20th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 49.8% 2025 up 3.3% 33rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.4% 2025 up 6.3% 54th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 78.5% 2025 up 1.2% 20th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.9% 2025 up 3.1% 28th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 38.2% 2025 down 8.7% 73rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 34.6% 2025 down 5.9% 77th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 36.1% 2025 down 7.0% 75th
Unemployment with basic education 5.0% 2017 down 3.1% 77th
Unemployment with basic education, male 4.3% 2017 up 14.2% 79th